Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has provided his thoughts on the current situation at Chelsea and the future of Graham Potter ahead of their Premier League clash against Tottenham. The Blues suffered a shock defeat against Southampton last weekend as Potter made six changes from the team that drew against West Ham with Reece James and Thiago Silva notable omissions.
David Datro Fofana, making his starting debut, was also one of the changes with Ben Chilwell and Mateo Kovacic making returns to the first XI after their respective injury issues. The Blues had more than enough on the pitch to beat Southampton, who sat bottom of the league heading into the clash without a manager, but a James Ward-Prowse free kick gave the Saints a much-needed win that piled more pressure on Potter.
Potter faced significant criticism at the time for his decision to leave out several key first-team stars. However, it was revealed in the days after the game he was following the advice of the medical team. Potter was informed James, Silva, Mykhailo Mudryk and Kai Havertz were all an injury risk if they started, so Potter named the latter duo on the bench with Silva and James missing out entirely, a decision that impressed Merson.
